Property razed to the ground by a fire that broke out at Vihokhu village on March 31.
DIMAPUR, MARCH 31 (MExN): A fire broke out at Vihokhu village on March 31 at around 2:30 pm, gutting down nearly thirty rooms. A press note from Dimapur Police informed that two pharmacies, one grocery shop, one cycle repair shop, one electronic rice mill and some fifteen other shops were destroyed by the flames. One rented house, belonging to the Vihokhu Baptist Church was completely razed down. Police informed that strong winds had made it very difficult for the personnel to control the flames. An on the spot assessment reported that approximately 1 Crore worth of property was destroyed by the fire. There was no casualty and the cause of fire could not be ascertained till the filing of this report.
Old Jalukie forest fire controlled
The DFO Peren division and Range forest officer Jalukie along with territorial staff inspected the fire affected area at Old Jalukie community biodiversity reserve and assessed the fire damage, which broke out on March 29. A press note informed that the DFO Peren and range officer convened an emergency meeting at Old Jalukie including JFMC members and the village council, where it was found that about 4 ha of forest area were affected. It was informed that there was not much damage done to trees and that the fire was doused and controlled by the villagers, involving the JFMC and youth, on the night of the incident.
During the meeting, it was resolved that the forest department with the cooperation of the village JFMC would jointly search for the offender. Further, the Forest department appealed to the public of the area not to indulge in intentional forest fires both inside and outside the conservation area in future.
Old Jalukie forest fire controlled
The DFO Peren division and Range forest officer Jalukie along with territorial staff inspected the fire affected area at Old Jalukie community biodiversity reserve and assessed the fire damage, which broke out on March 29. A press note informed that the DFO Peren and range officer convened an emergency meeting at Old Jalukie including JFMC members and the village council, where it was found that about 4 ha of forest area were affected. It was informed that there was not much damage done to trees and that the fire was doused and controlled by the villagers, involving the JFMC and youth, on the night of the incident.
During the meeting, it was resolved that the forest department with the cooperation of the village JFMC would jointly search for the offender. Further, the Forest department appealed to the public of the area not to indulge in intentional forest fires both inside and outside the conservation area in future.
